Michael K. Lavers
International News Editor at The Washington Blade
Award-winning @WashBlade Int'l News Editor, son, spouse, brother, guncle, LATAM LGBTQ expert, photog, NH-born weather geek, #FreePress [email protected]
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losangelesblade.com | Michael K. Lavers
The College of Cardinals on Thursday elected Cardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago as the Catholic Church’s next pope. Leo XIV’s election took place less than three weeks after Pope Francis died at Casa Santa Marta, his official residence at the Vatican. The conclave to choose his successor began on Wednesday. Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago in 1955, is the first American pope. Leo XIV was bishop of the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru from 2015-2023.
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washingtonblade.com | Michael K. Lavers
The executive director of a group that represents LGBTQ Catholics will travel to Rome next week for the papal conclave that starts on May 7. DignityUSA Executive Director Marianne Duddy-Burke on Thursday told the Washington Blade she will arrive in Rome on May 6. Duddy-Burke said she plans to spend time in St. Peter’s Square “and have conversations with people.”“I will wear Dignity insignia, have rainbow flags,” she said. Pope Francis died on April 21. His funeral took place five days later.
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washingtonblade.com | Michael K. Lavers
Lawmakers in Vanuatu are considering an amendment to the country’s constitution that would recognize only two sexes: Male and female.
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washingtonblade.com | Michael K. Lavers
Dozens of HIV/AIDS activists on Thursday gathered in front of the State Department and demanded the Trump-Vance administration fully restore President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief funding. Housing Works CEO Charles King, Health GAP Executive Director Asia Russell, Human Rights Campaign Senior Public Policy Advocate Matthew Rose, and others placed 206 black Styrofoam coffins in front of the State Department before the protest began.
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washingtonblade.com | Michael K. Lavers
ILGA World has suspended an Israeli advocacy group after it withdrew its bid to host its conference in Tel Aviv. The Aguda, the Association for LGBTQ+ Equality in Israel, had bid to host the 2026/2027 ILGA World Conference. The ILGA World board of directors was to have voted on the proposal at the 2024 ILGA World Conference 2024 that will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, from Nov. 11-15.
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A proposed constitutional amendment in #Vanuatu would recognize only two genders: Male and female. https://t.co/yK5TxQHkwi @WashBlade
The Cuban government on May 8, 2019, refused to allow me into the country after I landed in Havana. I spent seven hours detained at José Martí International Airport before I returned to Miami. #FreePress #Libertad https://t.co/I0jXuEX1Jn @WashBlade